Quote:It would appear by your comments in many of these threads that you haven't really watched much of him. 

 

It is widely acknowledged that because of his lack of explosion he is one of the more oline dependent RBs, especially among the top ones. It is also widely acknowledged that because of his lack of explosion he is best suited for an under center offense (LSU was 85% under center, Jags were 73% shotgun). On the shotgun attempts he did make he was nearly a full half yard below the NCAA average, 4.4 to 4.8.  

 

Even if I believed he was the best RB in this class, which I don't, I would still believe he is not a good fit for this offense. Blake has never played in an under center offense in his career NFL or college. If we take Fournette we are trying to fit a round peg into a square hole one way or another. It would be awfully risky to not only expect Blake to take the leaps and bounds advancements he needs to make, but expect him to do it while transitioning to an offense he has never ran before. 

 

On the flip side, Mixon, McCaffrey, and Cook (among many other day 2 RBs) all have a lot more experience and much more production while in shotgun. 

 

 

I don't buy into every stat I see. I trust my eyes and I see a tough, strong, "run you over" type of RB that has breakaway speed. That's what I want and it isn't going to change. Period.

 

Mixon might very well be the best all around RB in the class, but he ruined any shot he had of being a Jaguar when he cold-cocked that girl. This is a team that takes character into consideration. He's not coming here and the sooner you accept that, the easier it will be for you to move on. Cook is almost as big a "scumbag." I doubt they will consider him either. As for McCaffrey, I simply don't get why some people are enamored with him. He's smallish, he's not a power runner, he is not an in between the tackles type of runner. On top of that, he needs to be in a two back system to succeed. We've already shown that we don't have another competent RB on our roster. Drafting McCaffrey would be an exercise in futility. 

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